Chapter 4 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TALBOT. Thank God! your cause of quarrel is not ours. We combat in an honorable strife. BURGUNDY. A father's bloody murder I avenge.
Chapter 4 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take revenge for a perceived wrong
From this reading “A father's bloody murder I avenge.”
having or covered with or accompanied by blood
From this reading “A father's bloody murder I avenge.”
a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
From this reading “BURGUNDY.”
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading “We combat in an honorable strife.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “We combat in an honorable strife.”
an angry dispute
From this reading “Thank God! your cause of quarrel is not ours.”
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading “We combat in an honorable strife.”
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading “TALBOT.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A father's bloody murder I avenge.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We combat in an honorable strife.
take revenge for a perceived wrong
From this reading A father's bloody murder I avenge.
having or covered with or accompanied by blood
From this reading A father's bloody murder I avenge.
a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
From this reading BURGUNDY.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Thank God! your cause of quarrel is not ours.
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading We combat in an honorable strife.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading A father's bloody murder I avenge.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Thank God! your cause of quarrel is not ours.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading We combat in an honorable strife.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A father's bloody murder I avenge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We combat in an honorable strife.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thank God! your cause of quarrel is not ours.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading A father's bloody murder I avenge.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thank God! your cause of quarrel is not ours.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thank God! your cause of quarrel is not ours.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Thank God! your cause of quarrel is not ours.
an angry dispute
From this reading Thank God! your cause of quarrel is not ours.
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading We combat in an honorable strife.
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading TALBOT.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank God! your cause of quarrel is not ours.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We combat in an honorable strife.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thank God! your cause of quarrel is not ours.
Chapter 4 of The Maid of Orleans: A Tragedy by Friedrich Schiller holds 374 sentences, grouped into 75 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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